Friday, March 29, AD 2024 6:35am

My Humble Thanks

LarryMcClarey2009

 

 

I can’t thank enough all of you who extended your kind wishes and prayers for the repose of the soul of my son Larry after his passing.  Last week was the hardest week of my life and in the lives of my wife and remaining two children.  We would have found it impossible to endure but for the assistance of friends and neighbors, and just plain good people who came forward to rally around my family in our hour of need.  There is much evil in the world, but I think there is more good, something I will attempt in future to keep in mind.

My thoughts of my boy will always remain with me as a treasured possession, and prayers for him and  requests for his intercession are now a permanent part of the prayer life of my wife and me.  Going through this terrible tragedy has only deepened my faith that we are children of a loving God and that in this vale of tears our ultimate  purpose is to love Him and our neighbor to the best of our ability.  My Larry is now with Him, the source of all love, and I am content.

I am resuming my blogging.  I go about this marked by the death of my son in ways that I cannot yet fathom.  I will do my best to honor his memory as best I can in everything I do for the remainder of my life, including these internet scribblings.  Bear with me as I resume my starkly changed life which shall no doubt impact my blogging.

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Marty Goodman
Marty Goodman
Monday, May 27, AD 2013 7:34pm

My deep sympathies, Sir. May our Lord bless you and keep you and your family now and always. He always welcomes us home. May your son rest in the arms of our Savior. Prayers for comfort and the repose of Larry. Peace to you.

Ernie Todd
Ernie Todd
Tuesday, May 28, AD 2013 2:26am

This such sad news, I am so sorry for you, your wife and your family. A devastating event like this can be life-changing, you are right, but, if it’s any help, I just thank Almighty God for the years he gave me with my own dear wife, it’s enabled me to survive.

The Lord giveth and He taketh away.

I will offer my Holy Communion for your Larry this Sunday.

In Domino,

Ernie Todd.

No reply needed.

Erin Pascal
Tuesday, May 28, AD 2013 8:47am

I am deeply saddened by this news Sir. We offer our most heartfelt prayer for your son. Your son will be in my family’s prayers. I hope and pray that you and your family find strength and comfort in faith and prayer. God bless.

Pinky
Pinky
Tuesday, May 28, AD 2013 10:48am

No death affects us the way we’d expect, because expectations are theoretical, and death is the least theoretical thing in the world. It’s the unambiguity of the experience that sets the mind reeling. There are no more if’s in this world for the person you’ve lost. As Christians, we understand that this world is only part of the story, a small part. At times like this, hope can be raw, almost feeling like despair in the level of surrender it demands. That’s only a feeling though – although it’s so intense that it’s unfair to call it “only” a feeling. Just as faith and love, when tested, can feel battered and bruised, without ever turning to hate or doubt, the hope is still there. This is the testing in fire, I guess.

Read up about the five stages of grief. There’s a lot of stupid pop psychology out there, but the five stages of grief are real. They don’t necessarily flow one to the other, the way they’re often depicted, though. They can show up at times and in ways that’ll surprise you. And I know that six months sounds like an impossible amount of time, but don’t be surprised if it takes you that long to regain your footing.

Dave W
Wednesday, May 29, AD 2013 8:40am

Don, may our Lord bless and keep you. May He welcome Larry into His loving care and bring peace to your family.

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